Improvement in glove-fastenings



C. R. FERGUSON.

GLOVE-FASTENING. No. 172,009. Patented Jan.11,1876.

N. PETERS, FHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHWGYON. D C.

turning the button, act as UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE R. FERGUSON, OF WASHINGTON,

DIsTRIoT OF COLUMBIA.

IMPROVEMENT I N GLOVE- FASTENlNGS.

Specification forming part of Letters'Patent No. 172,009, dated J auuary 11, 1876; application filed November 30, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE R. FERGU- SON, of Washington, District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in GloveButtons or Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making apart of this specification, in which- Figure 1 represents'the top faceof the button. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the under side of thebutton with arms closed. Fig. 3 is the same with the arms extended.

My invention relates particularly to that class of buttons designed forfastening gloves; and it consists ilfattaching to the under side of thebutton two arms or clasps, which, upon levers to draw together the partsof the glove.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to de scribe the exact manner in which I have carried it out.

In the drawings, A represents a button, provided with the arms a, a,pivoted to the under side of the button at b b, and of a length to foldsnugly under the button and out of view when in the position shown inFig. 2. The outer ends of the armsare provided with a hook, c c, tofasten into eyes to be secured to the glove; or one arm may be providedwith an eye to be permanently sewed or otherwise attached to the glove,leavingonly one arm to be attached and detached, as required in fastening and unfastenin g the glove. By means of the semicircular slots at d inthe arms the hooks c c are allowed to pass beyond the line of strain,which would cause them to unfold, and the strain is caught upon thepivoted end of the opposite arm, which acts as a stop and secures thearms in the position shown in Fig. 2. To release the fastening it isonly necessary to turn the button slightly until the strain is thrownoutside of the line of strain, and the arms immediately unfold, as shownin Fig.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A glove buttoner or fastener, consisting of the button A, in combinationwith the pivoted levers a a, adapted to be applied to the wristopeningof a glove, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

G. R. FERGUSON. Witnesses:

D. G. WEEMS, WILL H. MoxoN.

